At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

A magical sanctuary of mythological statuary.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

"The Reptile Man's" very own roadside zoo features an albino alligator.

Sweet or salty, super hot or mixed into beer, this is the holy land for all things licorice.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

In Washington's Yakima Valley lies a town "where dinosaurs roam."

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.